Landforms and geology of granite terrains

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Twidale, C. R.
Other Authors Vidal Romaní, J. R.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Leiden : A.A. Balkema Publishers, 2005.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781439833704
Physical Descriptionviii, 330 p. : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Characteristics and foundations
  • 2. Sheet fractures and structures
  • 3. Weathering
  • 4. Plains : the expected granite form
  • 5. Boulders as examples of two-stage forms
  • 6. Inselbergs and bornhardts
  • 7. Other granitic residuals and uplands
  • 8. Minor forms developed on steep slopes
  • 9. Minor forms developed on gentle slopes
  • 10. Caves and tafoni
  • 11. Split and cracked blocks and slabs
  • 12. Zonality, azonality and the coastal context
  • 13. Retrospect and prospect.